Comments on: Are Kansas school test scores believable?

By: Kansas Education Officials May Overstate Student Performance

Kansas Education Officials May Overstate Student Performance — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 21:22:15 +0000

[...] Are Kansas School Test Scores Believable? (WichitaLiberty.org) [...]

By: Kansas school district consolidation, reorganization testimony heard

Kansas school district consolidation, reorganization testimony heard — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:31:35 +0000

[...] Tallman’s contention that school districts are “units of government” is at odds with most public school officials, who bristle at the use of the term “government schools.” This hearing also lets us know that KASB uses NAEP scores when it suits their cause. Otherwise, it dismisses them as not meaningful. The biggest problem for Kansas schools spending advocates is the discrepancy between the rapidly rising Kansas state assessment scores and the flat or slowly rising …. [...]

By: Wichita legislative forum highlights differences in approach to government spending

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:27:18 +0000

[...] the fact that the Kansas state achievement tests, which show large increases in school performance, are almost certainly fraudulent, as is the case in most states. The link between the huge increase in Kansas school spending and [...]

By: Kansas needs education for prosperity

Kansas needs education for prosperity — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:33:33 +0000

[...] is at the same time that Kansas scores on the federal tests are flat, or rising only slowly. See Are Kansas school test scores believable? for an [...]

By: Jean Schodorf’s education credentials

Jean Schodorf’s education credentials — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:36:46 +0000

[...] on the federal NAEP scores don’t support the rapid rise shown on the Kansas tests. See Are Kansas school test scores believable? for [...]

By: Challenges for Wichita’s new school superintendent

Challenges for Wichita’s new school superintendent — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:00:08 +0000

[...] new superintendent also needs to take steps to assure citizens that the many years of rising test scores claimed by the district (and the state of Kansas, too) are valid and meaningful. In some states [...]